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Shirley, NY vs Franklin, TN

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- Household income in Franklin, is 1% more than it is in Shirley and is 33% above the National Average.
- Shirley unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Franklin unemployment rate is 3.1%.
 Shirley, NYFranklin, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,722  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$102,721$69,021
 Family Median Income$110,825  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Shirley, NYFranklin, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock18.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Shirley, NYFranklin, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.5%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.9%13.1%
Reviews for Shirley    7 Reviews

Your standard, run-of-the-mill suburb, complete with strip malls and endless suburban sprawl. I suppose it's ideal for well-off retirees, the beach is nice and has  More

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Over 12 years ago

High taxes but nice middle class town,schools are nice  More

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Over 12 years ago

nice schools dont believe what some people say,if you looking to live here you should come and drive around few blocks you will like it, its a nice middle class  More

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Reviews for Franklin    27 Reviews

After visiting here for a week in the summer, I fell in love with the city! Lots of my friends in Florida already moved here from New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel. I  More

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I've lived in Tennessee all my life. I have lived in west,east and middle Tennessee. By far this is the best place I have lived. We have been in Franklin for 8 years. It  More

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I love that this is a greatly diverse community with a large African American and Hispanic community around West Main St./Nachez (I'm addicted to Pueblo Real Mexican  More

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